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THE SKED: CBS Fall Schedule and Instant Analysis

Posted May 16, 2012 by Mitch Salem

  When you’re CBS, you don’t have to do much.   J   Let’s take a look, night by night: MONDAY:  CBS confounded expectations by not expanding its comedy presence on Thursdays.  So it was less important that the sitcom moving over there have a long potential lifespan, which allowed the network to instead shift […]

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THE SKED: 1st Pre-Look At ABC’s Fall Comedies

Posted May 17, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> DISCLAIMER: These initial impressions are based on the clips (usually 3-5 minutes) released by the networks to use in their Upfront presentations and for promos.  They’re chosen to sell the show, not to accurately represent it.  So take the reactions below with a large satchel of salt–we may well feel differently about these shows […]

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THE SKED: MONDAY Ratings Preview

Posted September 19, 2011 by Mitch Salem

>The new television season is here.  The kids are back in school, summer is a distant memory, and the Emmy telecast has ended.  It’s time for the networks to unleash a flurry of season premieres and series debuts in the span of a few weeks.  Tonight, ABC and NBC launch their new Monday schedules intact, […]

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NIELSENWAR: The NBC Fall Schedule

Posted May 10, 2015 by Mitch Salem

  Although its official Upfront presentation isn’t until tomorrow morning, NBC has unveiled its Fall 2015 primetime schedule, and here it is along with some instant analysis (new shows are in ALL CAPS, new timeslots are in italics): MONDAY 8PM:  The Voice 10PM:  BLINDSPOT (trailer here) The network may not have moved The Blacklist back […]

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THE SKED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’S FALL 2011/12 WEDNESDAY TV SCHEDULE

Posted May 13, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> Welcome to ShowbuzzDaily’s coverage of the upcoming TV schedules for the 2011/12 TV season!  Above you see our guide to what to expect on Wednesday nights this Fall:  the numbers are our projected Adults 18-49 ratings for each show; the capitalized titles are the new shows; and italics are for shows changing their time […]

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THE SKED’s Fall TV Ratings Predictions – Monday

Posted May 20, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  The Upfronts are over, which means the real Upfronts are about to begin–that is, the networks’ advance sale of advertising time (usually about 80% of the season’s total) for the Fall 2013 TV season.  Although last week’s Upfront presentations now serve a marketing and publicity purpose as well, their original–and still most important–goal is […]

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The Sked: FALL RATINGS PREDICTIONS — THURSDAY Night

Posted May 24, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

There’s a new sheriff in town on Thursday nights this fall: CBS is poised to take command of the night.  CBS has been building toward this achievement for years, and this season all the pieces are in place: two solid comedies at 8 pm, a returning drama ready to grow at 9 pm and a […]

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THE SKED: 1st Pre-Look at NBC’s New Midseason Dramas

Posted May 15, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> DISCLAIMER: These initial impressions are based on the clips (usually 3-5 minutes) released by the networks to use in their Upfront presentations and for promos.  They’re chosen to sell the show, not to accurately represent it.  So take the reactions below with a large satchel of salt–we may well feel differently about these shows […]

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